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Hardback. Before Thomas Edison, light and fire were thought to be one and the same. Turns out, they were separate things altogether. This book explores how our sudden interconnectedness, both physically, as through the railroad, and through inventions like the telegraph, changed our concept of time and place forever. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892728169
- ISBN
- 9780892728169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.93
€ 25.99
€ 22.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442226388
- ISBN
- 9781442226388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.13
€ 18.99
€ 17.13
Hardcover. In this fascinating volume, renowned historian Howard M. Sachar relates the tragedy of twentieth-century Europe through an innovative, riveting account of the continent's political assassinations between 1918 and 1939 and beyond. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442609198
- ISBN
- 9781442609198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.61
€ 80.61
Paperback. In this fascinating volume, renowned historian Howard M. Sachar relates the tragedy of twentieth-century Europe through an innovative, riveting account of the continent's political assassinations between 1918 and 1939 and beyond. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442609181
- ISBN
- 9781442609181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 36.69
€ 38.99
€ 36.69
hardcover. Editor(s): Langer, Howard J. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765759566
- ISBN
- 9780765759566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.05
€ 140.05
Paperback. Series: History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226653143
- ISBN
- 9780226653143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
paperback. An account of the five turning points in Western music, starting with the invention of notation by an 11th century monk, the invention of the piano and opera, and the first musical recording, and the development of musical styles ending with popular music of the 20th century. The book accompanies a 5-part Channel 4 series. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles, , music, portraits. BIC Classification: AVGC; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099283546
- ISBN
- 9780099283546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Looks back to an earlier era of care for orphaned and dependent children of Eastern European Jewish immigrants. Within this social history and ethnography, the voices of elders - once wards of the home in the 1930s and 1940s - tell readers what it was really like to grow up in an orphanage. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372. Large format paperback. Clean copy.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press Alabama
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0211643
- ISBN
- 9780817307813
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Looks back to an earlier era of care for orphaned and dependent children of Eastern European Jewish immigrants. Within this social history and ethnography, the voices of elders - once wards of the home in the 1930s and 1940s - tell readers what it was really like to grow up in an orphanage. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372. Large format paperback. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press Alabama
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KEX0211642
- ISBN
- 9780817307813
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JPA; JPS; JPVH; JPWL; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Interlink Pub Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566569743
- ISBN
- 9781566569743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 14.90
€ 25.99
€ 14.90
Paperback. Canning Town Voices Series: Chalford Oral History. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752410531
- ISBN
- 9780752410531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.27
€ 17.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. Part two applies Linz's model to country studies. Editor(s): Chehabi, H. E.; Linz, Juan J. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPA; JPF; JPH; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801856945
- ISBN
- 9780801856945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.79
€ 36.99
€ 30.79
Hardback. In the Middle Ages, Muslim travelers embarked on a rihla, or world tour, as surveyors, emissaries, and educators. This title assesses both the religious and philosophical aspects of travel, as well as the economic and cultural conditions that made the rihla possible. It is suitable for scholars in history, literature, and anthropology. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226808772
- ISBN
- 9780226808772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 59.14
€ 70.56
€ 59.14
Hardcover. Seeks to define exactly what it is that makes Britain's capital the international urban HQ for creativity and innovation. Why and how has the city become a creative universe of its own making? This book unlocks the secret passions, undress social mundanities and address outrageous profanities. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; 3JM; AJCR; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 332 x 319. Weight in Grams: 4674.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500970713
- ISBN
- 9780500970713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.21€ 55.90
€ 68.21
€ 55.90
paperback. Paperback edition of the companion to the four-part PBS series on the history of American slavery which aired February 2005. Num Pages: 256 pages, 123 halftones & line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195304510
- ISBN
- 9780195304510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.27
€ 29.99
€ 26.27
Num Pages: 224 pages, over 300 b/w photos, line schemes. BIC Classification: HBT; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1370.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764320590
- ISBN
- 9780764320590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.09€ 38.86
€ 54.09
€ 38.86
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Brewers Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780937381557
- ISBN
- 9780937381557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.28
€ 16.99
€ 13.28
Paperback. "Impossible Images" brings together a distinguished group of contributors, including artists, photographers, cultural critics, and historians, to analyze the ways in which the Holocaust has been represented in and through paintings, architecture, photographs, museums, and monuments. Editor(s): Silberstein, Laurence J.; Hornstein, Shelley. Series: New Perspectives on Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 285 pages, 20 colour plates, 32 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814798263
- ISBN
- 9780814798263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. The passage of time and the reality of an aging survivor population have made it increasingly urgent to document and give expression to testimony, experience, and memory of the Holocaust. This title demonstrates that artistic representations are central to the practice of remembrance and commemoration. Editor(s): Jacobowitz, Florence; Hornstein, Shelley. Num Pages: 344 pages, 74 b&w photos, 1 maps, 1 index. BIC Classification: AG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 239 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Edition
- 1st US - 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253215697
- ISBN
- 9780253215697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.93
€ 27.99
€ 26.93
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910749517
- ISBN
- 9781910749517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.36
€ 19.99
€ 18.36
Hardcover. Offers an extensive selection of author's letters, arranged by subject so that you can choose from themes including social life, the Court, politics, literature, and the evolution of his Gothic castle and art and book collections at Strawberry Hill. Editor(s): Hadley, William. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGL; BJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6 x 3. .
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593500
- ISBN
- 9781841593500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.42
€ 21.99
€ 16.42
paperback. Firsthand accounts from the Civil Rights Movement's frontlines Editor(s): Huntley, Horace; McKerley, John W. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 photographs; 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTD; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076688
- ISBN
- 9780252076688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.03
€ 28.03
paperback. Starting with the American Indian settlements and the early days when the southern-most tip of Manhattan held little more than a bleak outpost of Dutch fur traders, this title tracks the economic development and journeys north, from the Village's beginnings as a refuge from dreaded summer fevers to the Dominican enclave of Washington Heights. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, 126 illustrations, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392891
- ISBN
- 9781566392891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.93
€ 36.99
€ 33.93
Paperback. Part exhibition catalogue, part technical and social history of the piano, PIANO 300: Celebrating Three Centuries of People and Pianos presents the Smithsonian's 2000 exhibition's highlights in a lavishly illustrated book that captures the visual excitement of this authoritative survey of one of western culture's most pervasive musical icons. Num Pages: 80 pages, index. BIC Classification: AVRG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929847085
- ISBN
- 9780929847085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.67
€ 41.67